Executive Director

About the role

The Chief Executive will lead Z2K to deliver its 2025–2030 strategy, along with its three-year fundraising strategy, and strengthen the organisation for the long term. The postholder will be accountable for strategic clarity, operational performance, financial sustainability, culture and external influence.

The Chief Executive will report to the Board of Trustees and lead the senior leadership team, head of fundraising, and
the operations team.

About Z2K

Z2K is a London‑based anti‑poverty charity working to end poverty in the UK. We combine specialist advice and
representation in social security and housing with policy and campaigning to change the systems that drive poverty.

Our distinctive strength is the integration of frontline casework, evidence‑led policy and genuine power‑sharing with experts by experience. Lived experience is not an add‑on. It shapes strategy, delivery and public voice.

The organisation employs 13 staff and works with a network of pro bono volunteers. Most income is currently drawn
from trusts and foundations. Advice delivery is primarily London‑based, with policy and campaigning activities that
extend nationally.

Z2K is a small organisation with an outsized policy footprint. The Chief Executive must be comfortable operating at both scales: hands‑on in a lean organisation and credible at senior external tables.

Z2K is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of poverty, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We welcome evidence of experience from both work and non-work settings such as volunteering and personal life.

Closing Date: 20 March 2026

To apply, please send a CV (max 2 pages) and a cover note (max 300 words) to emekaforbes@z2k.org by 20
March 2026.